Beqaa

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proper noun

A fertile valley in eastern Lebanon, spanning the Baalbek-Hermel and Beqaa governorates.

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Beqaa Valley
OriginArabic البِقَاع ← North Levantine Arabic البْقاع →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Becaa · alternative Bekaa · alternative Biqa

  1. A fertile valley in eastern Lebanon, spanning the Baalbek-Hermel and Beqaa governorates.

    Synonyms: Beqaa Valley

  2. A governorate of Lebanon, one of two spanned by the Beqaa valley.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA fertile valley in eastern Lebanon, spanning the Baalbek-Hermel and Beqaa governorates.

Similar
Beqaa Valley

Origin

  1. North Levantine Arabicالبْقاع
  2. Arabicالبِقَاع
  3. EnglishBeqaa

Adapted from Arabic البِقَاع (al-biqāʕ, literally “the Beqaa”) or local North Levantine Arabic البْقاع (l-bʔāʕ, l-bqāʕ), seemingly originally from بِقَاع (biqāʕ, “splotches, patches, areas, regions”).

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APA

Beqaa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beqaa

MLA

“Beqaa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beqaa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beqaa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beqaa.

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